PRES RPT 2022 ONYX ANNEAU

Invested in others - Cindy Hux Martin ’78 passes

“Never be complacent… the village can do a lot,” were words Cindy Hux Martin ’78 passed along during an interview in 2016 as she accepted an award for service from Union Health Foundation. “Making a difference

Growing up, Martin was taught the importance of serving others by her parents, and she took that lesson to heart. She held directors seats on the Union Hospital Board, Union Hospital Foundation Board and Bank of Lawrence County. Martin gave much to the community, holding civic leadership roles in such organizations as the Service League of Union Hospital and 100+ Women Who Care. She was the recipient of the SMWC Distinguished Alumni Award in 2014, in addition to receiving Union Health Foundation’s Baur Award, Hamilton Center’s Award for Outstanding Volunteer Service and Hospice of the Wabash Valley’s highest honor, the Chapman Root Award. Whether it was hosting events to help others “be the change,” baking gourmet meals for students, contributing generously to memorialize her fellow Woodsie Anne Coveney ‘79 through the creation of a beautiful terrace at the Knoerle Center or praying for others daily, Martin invested herself in her passions – heart, mind and soul. May she rest in peace. Below: At the 2014 Commencement, President Dottie L. King, Ph.D., presented Cindy Hux Martin’78 the SMWC Distinguished Alumni Award.

in people’s lives is never a solo effort – it takes a village,” she said. Alumna, emerita trustee and generous benefactor Cindy Hux Martin passed away on December 30, 2022. Martin graduated from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration. She served on the College’s Board of Trustees from 2006 to 2015. Following in her father’s footsteps, Vernon Hux was an SMWC trustee from 1979 to 1998. Martin attributed her character-forming years at The Woods in the 1970s as a significant influence on her philanthropic spirit. “During this time, women were not taught by society to be leaders. But SMWC empowered me to be one. It nurtured me,” she said. “Cindy was a selfless leader, bringing light and life to everything she touched,” said Dottie L. King, Ph.D., president. “She served the College in many ways,

including helping to build the Jeanne Knoerle Sports and Recreation Center. And her volunteerism and philanthropic spirit did not stop at the edges of campus – she was a treasure through her time, talent and giving to many organizations in our community.” Martin credited her parents, her father and her mother, Donna Hux, for instilling in her a generous spirit. She said education and health were two causes dear to her father’s heart, and her parents transferred that passion to her. She ran the family business, Hux Oil Corp, and was co-director of the Hux Family Charitable Trust, which has funded more than $5 million of charitable endeavors in the community, particularly in education and health, Martin said.

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